| PARABLE. |
LOCALITY. |
MATTHEW. |
MARK. |
LUKE. |
LESSONS. |
| I. Recorded in one Gospel |
| The tares |
Gennesaret |
Mt 13:24-30, 36-43 |
………. |
………. |
Good and evil in life and judgment |
| The hid treasure |
Gennesaret |
Mt 13:44 |
………. |
………. |
Value of Gospel |
| The goodly pearl |
Gennesaret |
Mt 13:45,46 |
………. |
………. |
Christian seeking salvation |
| The draw net |
Gennesaret |
Mt 13:47-50 |
………. |
………. |
Visible Church of Christ |
| The unmerciful servant |
Capernaum |
Mt 18:23-35 |
………. |
………. |
Danger of ingratitude |
| The laborers in the vineyard |
Jerusalem |
Mt 20:1-16 |
………. |
………. |
Call at various epochs |
| The two sons |
Jerusalem |
Mt 21:28-32 |
………. |
………. |
Insincerity and repentance |
| The marriage of the king’s son |
Mount of Olives |
Mt 22:1-14 |
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………. |
Need of righteousness |
| The ten virgins |
Mount of Olives |
Mt 25:1-13 |
………. |
………. |
Watchful and careless profession |
| The ten talents |
Mount of Olives |
Mt 25:14-30 |
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………. |
Use of advantages |
| The sheep and goats |
Mount of Olives |
Mt 25:31-33 |
………. |
………. |
Final separation of good and bad |
| The seed growing secretly |
Gennesaret |
………. |
Mr 4:26-29 |
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Gradual growth of religion |
| The householder |
Gennesaret |
………. |
Mr 13:32-37 |
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|
| The two debtors |
Galilee |
………. |
………. |
Lu 7:41-47 |
Gratitude for pardon |
| The good Samaritan |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 10:30-37 |
Compassion to suffering |
| The friend at midnight |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 11:5-8 |
Perseverance in prayer |
| The rich fool |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 12:16-21 |
Worldly-mindedness |
| The wedding feast |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 12:35-38 |
Vigilance towards Second Advent |
| The wise steward |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 12:41-48 |
Conscientiousness in trust |
| The barren fig tree |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 13:6-9 |
Unprofitableness under grace |
| The great supper |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 14:16-24 |
Universality of divine call |
| The piece of money |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 15:8-10 |
Joy over penitence |
| The prodigal son |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 15:11-32 |
Fatherly love to penitent son |
| The unjust steward |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 16:1-8 |
Preparation for eternity |
| The rich man and Lazarus |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 16:19-31 |
Recompense of future life |
| The unprofitable servants |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 17:7-10 |
God’s claim to all our service |
| The unjust judge |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 18:1-8 |
Advantage of persevering prayer |
| The Pharisee and publican |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 18:9-14 |
Self-righteousness and humility |
| The pounds |
Jerusalem |
………. |
………. |
Lu 19:11-27 |
Diligence rewarded; sloth punished |
| II. Recorded in two Gospels |
| House on rock and sand |
Galilee |
Mt 7:24-29 |
Lu 6:47-49 |
………. |
Consistent and false profession |
| The leaven |
Gennesaret |
Mt 13:33 |
Lu 13:20,21 |
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Pervading influence of religion |
| The lost sheep |
Jerusalem |
Mt 18:11-14 |
Lu 15:3-7 |
………. |
Joy over penitent |
| III. Recorded in three Gospels |
| New cloth and old garment |
Capernaum |
Mt 9:16 |
Mr 2:21 |
Lu 5:36 |
New doctrines on old prejudices |
| New wine in old bottles |
Capernaum |
Mt 9:17 |
Mr 2:22 |
Lu 5:37-39 |
New spirit in unregenerate heart |
| The sower |
Gennesaret |
Mt 13:3-9, 18-23 |
Mr 4:1-9, 14-20 |
Lu 8:4-8, 11-15 |
Hearers divided into classes |
| The mustard seed |
Gennesaret |
Mt 13:31,32 |
Mr 4:30-34 |
Lu 13:18,19 |
Spread of Gospel |
| The wicked husbandmen |
Jerusalem |
Mt 21:33-46 |
Mr 12:1-12 |
Lu 20:9-18 |
Rejections of Christ by Jews |
| The fig tree and all the trees |
Mount of Olives |
Mt 24:32,33 |
Mr 13:28,29 |
Lu 21:29-31 |
Indications of Second Advent |
